absurdism

noun

A philosophy, often translated into art forms, holding that humans exist in a meaningless, irrational universe and that any search for order by them will bring them into direct conflict with this universe: “True absurdism is not less but more real than reality”(John Simon).

An act or instance of the ridiculous: “This strained conceit never quite locates screen equivalents for the stage absurdisms”(Village Voice).

Related Forms:

ab·surd′ist

adjective

& n.

absurdism

Noun

(usually uncountable, plural absurdisms)

(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]